It entails working with persons of old age and their families in managing, rendering and referring various types of health and social care services.
A care plan tailored for specific circumstances is prepared after a comprehensive assessment has taken place, and is continuously monitored and modified as needed.
If the comprehensive geriatric care management assessment is being conducted by a registered nurse, then a physical assessment can be included such as vitals signs recording temperature, pulse, respirations, blood pressure, oxygen saturation, and sometimes FBS or RBS (fasting or random blood sugar) checks for diabetics.
Geriatric care managers typically have formal education and experience in nursing, social work, gerontology or other health service areas.
However, clients may be able to bill some services to long term care insurance, depending on the history of the individual case.